Just
for Record

The US is
violating a number of international laws in attacking
Serbia over Kosovo which is part of a sovereign
independent state.

(1) It is a
violation of Article 2 of the UN Charter that prohibits
the use of force against a sovereign state where it has
not committed aggression on other states. Serbia did not
attack any neighboring states outside its sovereign
borders. The Security Council did not sanction the use of
force here. If the issue had been submitted to the
Security Council, it would certainly have been vetoed by
Russia and China. NATO knows it and therefore bypassed it.

(2) It is a
violation of NATO's own Charter which claims it is a
defensive organizations and is only committed to force if
one of its members is attacked. No member of NATO was
attacked.

(3) The so-called
Rambouillet "Agreement" (there was no "agreement"
by Serbia ) is a violation of the 1980 Vienna Convention
on the Law of Treaties which forbids coercion and force
to compel any state to sign a treaty or agreement. Serbia
is being asked to sign this "Agreement" through
NATO bombs and missiles.

(4) It is a
violation of the Helsinki Accords Final Act of 1975 which
guarantees the territorial frontiers of the states of
Europe. What this so-called peace plan offers is (a) the
severance of Kosovo through NATO bombing with immediate
effect; or (b) the severance of Kosovo through NATO
occupation three years later.

(5) If the
sequel to the bombing is recogntion of Kosovo as an
independent state, this will violate international law
that prohibits recognition of provinces that unilaterally
declare independence against the wishes of the federal
authorities.

These unlawful
actions will set precedents that will undermine stability
elsewhere in the world.

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